diff --git a/include/sound/dmaengine_pcm.h b/include/sound/dmaengine_pcm.h
index 67be2445941a..1c8f9e1ef2a5 100644
--- a/include/sound/dmaengine_pcm.h
+++ b/include/sound/dmaengine_pcm.h
@@ -71,7 +71,6 @@ struct dma_chan *snd_dmaengine_pcm_get_chan(struct snd_pcm_substream *substream)
  * @slave_id: Slave requester id for the DMA channel.
  * @filter_data: Custom DMA channel filter data, this will usually be used when
  * requesting the DMA channel.
- * @chan_name: Custom channel name to use when requesting DMA channel.
  * @fifo_size: FIFO size of the DAI controller in bytes
  * @flags: PCM_DAI flags, only SND_DMAENGINE_PCM_DAI_FLAG_PACK for now
  */
@@ -81,7 +80,6 @@ struct snd_dmaengine_dai_dma_data {
 	u32 maxburst;
 	unsigned int slave_id;
 	void *filter_data;
-	const char *chan_name;
 	unsigned int fifo_size;
 	unsigned int flags;
 };
@@ -107,10 +105,6 @@ void snd_dmaengine_pcm_set_config_from_dai_data(
  * playback.
  */
 #define SND_DMAENGINE_PCM_FLAG_HALF_DUPLEX BIT(3)
-/*
- * The PCM streams have custom channel names specified.
- */
-#define SND_DMAENGINE_PCM_FLAG_CUSTOM_CHANNEL_NAME BIT(4)
 
 /**
  * struct snd_dmaengine_pcm_config - Configuration data for dmaengine based PCM
diff --git a/sound/soc/samsung/dmaengine.c b/sound/soc/samsung/dmaengine.c
index 9104c98deeb7..cda656e4afc6 100644
--- a/sound/soc/samsung/dmaengine.c
+++ b/sound/soc/samsung/dmaengine.c
@@ -37,12 +37,8 @@ int samsung_asoc_dma_platform_register(struct device *dev, dma_filter_fn filter,
 	pcm_conf->prepare_slave_config = snd_dmaengine_pcm_prepare_slave_config;
 	pcm_conf->compat_filter_fn = filter;
 
-	if (dev->of_node) {
-		pcm_conf->chan_names[SNDRV_PCM_STREAM_PLAYBACK] = tx;
-		pcm_conf->chan_names[SNDRV_PCM_STREAM_CAPTURE] = rx;
-	} else {
-		flags |= SND_DMAENGINE_PCM_FLAG_CUSTOM_CHANNEL_NAME;
-	}
+	pcm_conf->chan_names[SNDRV_PCM_STREAM_PLAYBACK] = tx;
+	pcm_conf->chan_names[SNDRV_PCM_STREAM_CAPTURE] = rx;
 
 	return devm_snd_dmaengine_pcm_register(dev, pcm_conf, flags);
 }
diff --git a/sound/soc/samsung/i2s.c b/sound/soc/samsung/i2s.c
index 7825bff45ae3..8766ebb0dc9b 100644
--- a/sound/soc/samsung/i2s.c
+++ b/sound/soc/samsung/i2s.c
@@ -1304,8 +1304,6 @@ static int samsung_i2s_probe(struct platform_device *pdev)
 	}
 	pri_dai->dma_playback.addr = regs_base + I2STXD;
 	pri_dai->dma_capture.addr = regs_base + I2SRXD;
-	pri_dai->dma_playback.chan_name = "tx";
-	pri_dai->dma_capture.chan_name = "rx";
 	pri_dai->dma_playback.addr_width = 4;
 	pri_dai->dma_capture.addr_width = 4;
 	pri_dai->quirks = quirks;
@@ -1330,7 +1328,6 @@ static int samsung_i2s_probe(struct platform_device *pdev)
 		sec_dai->lock = &pri_dai->spinlock;
 		sec_dai->variant_regs = pri_dai->variant_regs;
 		sec_dai->dma_playback.addr = regs_base + I2STXDS;
-		sec_dai->dma_playback.chan_name = "tx-sec";
 
 		if (!np) {
 			sec_dai->dma_playback.filter_data = i2s_pdata->dma_play_sec;
diff --git a/sound/soc/samsung/s3c2412-i2s.c b/sound/soc/samsung/s3c2412-i2s.c
index 0a4718207e6e..6d0b8897fa6c 100644
--- a/sound/soc/samsung/s3c2412-i2s.c
+++ b/sound/soc/samsung/s3c2412-i2s.c
@@ -35,12 +35,10 @@
 #include <linux/platform_data/asoc-s3c.h>
 
 static struct snd_dmaengine_dai_dma_data s3c2412_i2s_pcm_stereo_out = {
-	.chan_name	= "tx",
 	.addr_width	= 4,
 };
 
 static struct snd_dmaengine_dai_dma_data s3c2412_i2s_pcm_stereo_in = {
-	.chan_name	= "rx",
 	.addr_width	= 4,
 };
 
diff --git a/sound/soc/samsung/s3c24xx-i2s.c b/sound/soc/samsung/s3c24xx-i2s.c
index 9052f6a7073e..189827760229 100644
--- a/sound/soc/samsung/s3c24xx-i2s.c
+++ b/sound/soc/samsung/s3c24xx-i2s.c
@@ -33,12 +33,10 @@
 #include <linux/platform_data/asoc-s3c.h>
 
 static struct snd_dmaengine_dai_dma_data s3c24xx_i2s_pcm_stereo_out = {
-	.chan_name	= "tx",
 	.addr_width	= 2,
 };
 
 static struct snd_dmaengine_dai_dma_data s3c24xx_i2s_pcm_stereo_in = {
-	.chan_name	= "rx",
 	.addr_width	= 2,
 };
 
diff --git a/sound/soc/soc-generic-dmaengine-pcm.c b/sound/soc/soc-generic-dmaengine-pcm.c
index 6cef3977507a..17eb14935577 100644
--- a/sound/soc/soc-generic-dmaengine-pcm.c
+++ b/sound/soc/soc-generic-dmaengine-pcm.c
@@ -263,7 +263,6 @@ static int dmaengine_pcm_new(struct snd_soc_pcm_runtime *rtd)
 	struct dmaengine_pcm *pcm = soc_platform_to_pcm(rtd->platform);
 	const struct snd_dmaengine_pcm_config *config = pcm->config;
 	struct device *dev = rtd->platform->dev;
-	struct snd_dmaengine_dai_dma_data *dma_data;
 	struct snd_pcm_substream *substream;
 	size_t prealloc_buffer_size;
 	size_t max_buffer_size;
@@ -278,19 +277,11 @@ static int dmaengine_pcm_new(struct snd_soc_pcm_runtime *rtd)
 		max_buffer_size = SIZE_MAX;
 	}
 
-
 	for (i = SNDRV_PCM_STREAM_PLAYBACK; i <= SNDRV_PCM_STREAM_CAPTURE; i++) {
 		substream = rtd->pcm->streams[i].substream;
 		if (!substream)
 			continue;
 
-		dma_data = snd_soc_dai_get_dma_data(rtd->cpu_dai, substream);
-
-		if (!pcm->chan[i] &&
-		    (pcm->flags & SND_DMAENGINE_PCM_FLAG_CUSTOM_CHANNEL_NAME))
-			pcm->chan[i] = dma_request_slave_channel(dev,
-				dma_data->chan_name);
-
 		if (!pcm->chan[i] && (pcm->flags & SND_DMAENGINE_PCM_FLAG_COMPAT)) {
 			pcm->chan[i] = dmaengine_pcm_compat_request_channel(rtd,
 				substream);
@@ -359,9 +350,7 @@ static int dmaengine_pcm_request_chan_of(struct dmaengine_pcm *pcm,
 	const char *name;
 	struct dma_chan *chan;
 
-	if ((pcm->flags & (SND_DMAENGINE_PCM_FLAG_NO_DT |
-			   SND_DMAENGINE_PCM_FLAG_CUSTOM_CHANNEL_NAME)) ||
-	    !dev->of_node)
+	if ((pcm->flags & SND_DMAENGINE_PCM_FLAG_NO_DT) || !dev->of_node)
 		return 0;
 
 	if (config && config->dma_dev) {